My co-workers are probably sick of this rant, but seriously, why does it cost the same, or more, to be a vegetarian than to eat meat? I went to McDonalds the other day to get an egg mcmuffin, without meat, and the dang thing was still $2.79, even though I wasn't getting the ham thingy on it. A sausage mcmuffin is $1. If I go to the grocery store, a roll of sausage is like $3.19 and a dozen eggs is about $1.29. Why then do eggs cost more at Micky D's? And why does my apple pecan chicken salad without the chicken at Wendy's cost the same as if I get the salad with chicken? It's not like these fast food joints have many vegetarian options. Fries and a frosty do not a substantial lunch make when one has to work all day. I need healthy brain food! I'm not a vegetarian, I just don't always feel like eating meat. And I hate breakfast sausage. And the ham thingy on a mcmuffin. I actually like black bean burgers but they cost more than hamburgers! I can't afford to be healthy! Ugh. Don't get me started on the cost of produce and how quickly I have to throw it away and how time consuming it is to go to the store every 3 days to buy fresh. It's exhausting!
So die-hard vegetarians, hats off to you. It's difficult to find affordable, healthy options around here (clearly I do not live in California or anywhere that accomodates differing diets). Actually, to quote someone I know who lives around here "if it ain't deep fried in animal fat, I ain't eatin' it." Yep. That was probably my facial expression, too.
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